Restaurant arrangement including dining tables on simulated boats

ABSTRACT

A dining area for a restaurant comprises a body of water and a plurality of platforms such as simulated boats disposed thereon and accessible by diners, each platform supporting facilities for individual dining parties.

United States Patent Mozier [54] RESTAURANT ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING DININGTABLES ON SIMULATED BOATS [72] Inventor: Edna G. Mozier, Box 2493,Charlotte, NC. 28201 [22] Filed: Feb. 12, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 114,965

[52] US. Cl. ..52/27, D13/1.7, D13/1.6, [51] Int. Cl. ..E04h 3/16 [58]Field of Search ..-..52/l69, 27, 173, 33, 36;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS D222,53l 12/1971 Cooper..Dl3/l.6 D216,009 11/1969 Spano ..52/237 D202,100 8/1965 Hance..Dl3/l.6

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3,075,252 1/1963 King ..61/46 3,390,530 7/1968 Toben ..61/46 3,602,9259/1971 Thompson ..4/171 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 1,357,731 3/1964France ..4/172 423,864 7/1947 Italy ..52/169 564,843 7/1957 Italy..61/46 Primary ExaminerFrank L. Abbott Assistant ExamineF-Henry E.Raduazo AttorneySmith, Michael, Bradford & Gardiner [57] ABSTRACT Adining area for a restaurant comprises a body of water and a pluralityof platforms such as simulated boats disposed thereon and accessible bydiners, each platform supporting facilities for individual diningparties.

3 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure BACKGROUND OF INVENTION It is well recognizedthat the success of a restaurant is dependent not only upon the qualityof food and service, but upon the environment which is established bythe physical structure, particularly the dining area. Among the desiredobjectives within the dining environment is a relative isolation ofindividual parties so as to avoid an impression of overcrowding andprovide reasonable privacy of conversation, while at the same timeavoiding the confinement inherent in individually partitionedfacilities, such as booths. The appeal of a restaurant can be evenfurther enhanced by an element of novelty in the dining facilities. Tothis end, restaurants have been proposed with underwater dining rooms(ItalianPat. No. 423,864 and US. Design Pat. No. 203,333), with diningtables on moving turntables (U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,689,986 and 3,091,815), ina building configured as a simulated boat (U.S. Design Pat. No.216,009), and with facilities for each individual dining party placed ona respective railway vehicle (U.S. Pat. No. 1,377,969). Moreover, theproximity of a body of water to the dining area is frequently regardedas establishing a particularly pleasing environment as evidenced bynumerous restaurants situated so as to overlook a body of water ofhaving dining tables situ ated around a pool.

OBJECTS OF INVENTION The foregoing desiderata are met by the dining roomof this invention, which has among its objects the provision of arestaurant characterized by a plurality of individual dining facilitiescomprising simulated boats and wherein l. a dining party is providedwith an individual dining environment relatively isolated from otherparties,

2. the individual dining facility is free of confining barriers,

3. diners are brought into close proximity to a body of water.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS The foregoing, and other self-evident advantagesand objects inherent in this invention will be best understood by aconsideration of the ensuing specification and drawing which depicts aperspective view of a dining area constructed as a preferred embodimentof this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION The dining area of this invention may or maynot be enclosed by walls or other barriers having an entrance 2 openingto a walkway comprising an area 3 which borders a pool 4. The pool isdefined by a bottom 5 and sides 6, 7, 8 which may vary in theirdimensions and configurations in accordance with the demands orpreferences in particular installations. Disposed within the pool 4 area plurality of individual dining facilities comprising isolatedplatforms 9. While these platforms may be of any configuration, theillustrated embodiment comprises simulated boats which are in keepingwith the water environment, and are hereinafter referred to as boats.

hile each boat could float upon the water surface,

the interest of safety is better met if it is made stable by directlyresting on the bottom 5 or by provision of a supporting means, hereillustrated as a pedestal l0 and base 11 formed integrally with theboat, or by forming the entire structure of concrete. Although otherequivalent supporting structures could be employed, the pedestal ispreferred in order to provide support which is not readily visible fromabove the surface and thus preserves the illusion that the platform isan actual boat.

Means for access are provided between each boat 9 and the walking area3. Such means as simulated gangways or piers may be provided, or themeans may comprise steps 12 extending into each boat 9 where a boatclosely abuts the sides 6, 7 or 8. Each boat supports appropriate diningfacilities such as a table 13 and chairs 14, and may be furtherdecorated as by an umbrella 15. Each boat is depicted in the drawing asbeing of uniform size, it being obvious, however, that departures fromuniformity may be taken in order to acco'mmodate both large and smallparties and that individual platforms may differ in configuration tosimulate aquatic structures appropriate to their size. Thus, a largeplatform might take the form of a pier (not shown) or larger ships,whereas accommodations for smaller parties simulate rowboats as shown.

From the foregoing, it is evident that the dining facilities of thisinvention carry out the various objects set forth, the specificallydescribed facility being set forth in the manner of example only and notin the way, of limitation of the scope of this invention, which is to bedetermined by the following claims:

I claim:

1. A restaurant including means defining a dining area comprising a poolconfined by means including a bottom and sides, at least a portion ofsaid sides bordered by a walkway, a plurality of separate diningfacilities, each said facility comprising a platform disposed within theconfines of said pool in close proximity to the surface thereof andbeing open to the atmosphere above said surface, each said platformbeing limited to a size substantially smaller than said dining area andappropriate to accommodate an individual dining party thereon, meansrigidly supporting said platforms from said confining means in spacedrelationship to each other and thus isolated by interveningsubstantially unobstructed areas of said pool surface, at least onedining table disposed upon each said platform.

2. A dining facility as set forth in claim 1 wherein said individualplatforms comprise simulated boats.

3. A dining facility as set forth in claim 1 including access meansextending between said platforms and said walkway.

1. A restaurant including means defining a dining area comprising a poolconfined by means including a bottom and sides, at least a portion ofsaid sides bordered by a walkway, a plurality of separate diningfacilities, each said facility comprising a platform disposed within theconfines of said pool in close proximity to the surface thereof andbeing open to the atmosphere above said surface, each said platformbeing limited to a size substantially smaller than said dining area andappropriate to accommodate an individual dining party thereon, meansrigidly supporting said platforms from said confining means in spacedrelationship to each other and thus isolated by interveningsubstantially unobstructed areas of said pool surface, at least onedining table disposed upon each said platform.
 2. A dining facility asset forth in claim 1 wherein said individual platforms comprisesimulated boats.
 3. A dining facility as set forth in claim 1 includingaccess means extending between said platforms and said walkway.